AR
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
1.46 incidents / 1,000 students
Fort Smith, AR · Clery Act 2024 · Public
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Across 2022–2024, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported 34 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.
- 1.46
- Incidents / 1k students
- #815
- Rank of 2,072
- #31
- AR rank
- 5,496
- Enrolled students
1.46 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reports 1.46 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 26% below Academy of Art University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Academy of Art University (2.00/1k); Colorado Mountain College (1.09/1k); Xavier University (5.82/1k); Wharton County Junior College (0.00/1k); Western Iowa Tech Community College (0.91/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (2.11/1k); Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (0.97/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Arkansas Tech University (2.06/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.46
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #815
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 61%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 108092 · University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 1.46/1k score rate · #815/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.46/1k
- RANK-MID #815/2,072
- ST-MID #31 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Colorado Mountain College · +0.36
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 65%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 5,496
- FIRE-REPORT 4 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Colorado Mountain College (-0.36/1k)
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Colorado Mountain College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Colorado Mountain College (-0.36/1k). National rank #815 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reports 1.46 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 26% below Academy of Art University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Academy of Art University (2.00/1k); Colorado Mountain College (1.09/1k); Xavier University (5.82/1k); Wharton County Junior College (0.00/1k); Western Iowa Tech Community College (0.91/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (2.11/1k); Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (0.97/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Arkansas Tech University (2.06/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around University of Arkansas-Fort
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest University on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Wharton County Junior College · lowest peer 0
Wharton County Junior College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Western Iowa Tech Community · near 0.91
Western Iowa Tech Community College — near
0.91 per 1,000 students
- Colorado Mountain College · near 1.09
Colorado Mountain College — near
1.09 per 1,000 students
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith · this campus 1.46
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith — this campus
1.46 per 1,000 students
- Academy of Art University · near 2
Academy of Art University — near
2 per 1,000 students
- Xavier University · highest peer
Xavier University — highest peer
5.82 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's 1.46/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith decreased from 11 to 6 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 27 AR 4-year peers in this comparison, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is larger than 81% and safer-reporting than 58% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 96, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- University of Arkansas-For…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Theological Seminary | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 69 |
| Ecclesia College | 111 | 0.00 | 4 | 69 |
| Champion Christian College | 146 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| Crowley's Ridge College | 241 | 0.00 | 12 | 69 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | 342 | 5.85 | 15 | 12 |
| Williams Baptist University | 517 | 0.00 | 19 | 69 |
| Central Baptist College | 547 | 0.00 | 23 | 69 |
| Lyon College | 659 | 15.17 | 27 | 4 |
| Strayer University-Arkansas | 741 | 0.00 | 31 | 69 |
| University of the Ozarks | 778 | 6.43 | 35 | 8 |
| Philander Smith University | 780 | 0.00 | 38 | 69 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (this campus) | 5,496 | 1.46 | 81 | 58 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith fell from 11 to 6 (-45%). The decrease shows up in Fondling (3 to 1), Burglary (5 to 4) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Rape, Aggravated Assault and Motor Vehicle Theft. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyUniversity of Arkansas-Fort Smith: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 65% (17 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Fondling | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Rape | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 8 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 6 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 4 | 14 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 3 | 22 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 29 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Academy of Art University
2.00 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
Colorado Mountain College
1.09 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where University of Arkansas-Fort Smith sits on price and outcomes
At $10,574, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's reported average net price is cheaper than 30% among 69 Arkansas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,060.
- $10,574
- average net price
- $14,060
- Arkansas median
- 2.0×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $5,407
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $8,890 for families reporting under $30,000 against $14,297 above $110,000, a difference of $5,407. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $10,574 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $35,925, roughly 3.4 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $7,334
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $12,182
- Avg Net Price
- $10,574
- Median Debt
- $18,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 39%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- SAT Average
- 1050
- ACT Range
- 18-23
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 37%
- Retention Rate
- 70%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $35,925
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $41,102
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 68%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,056 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA · 5,498 enrolled
Safety Score 2.00
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO · 5,494 enrolled
Safety Score 1.09
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · 5,501 enrolled
Safety Score 5.82
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX · 5,504 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA · 5,482 enrolled
Safety Score 0.91
Closest by National Rank
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (national rank #815) sits near Fairfield University (#816) and Institute of Technology (#814) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
National Rank #816
Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA
National Rank #814
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
National Rank #817
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
National Rank #813
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
National Rank #812
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, both outside AR so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA · 5,498 enrolled
Safety score 2.00
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO · 5,494 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · 5,501 enrolled
Safety score 5.82
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA · 5,472 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ · 5,553 enrolled
Safety score 1.08
Biola University
La Mirada, CA · 5,434 enrolled
Safety score 2.02
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ · 5,429 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL · 5,426 enrolled
Safety score 0.18
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · 6,864 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO · 6,851 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY · 2,757 enrolled
Safety score 1.45
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV · 1,367 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · 15,888 enrolled
Safety score 1.45
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY · 2,733 enrolled
Safety score 1.46
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA · 2,047 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Avila University
Kansas City, MO · 2,768 enrolled
Safety score 1.45
Frequently Asked Questions
Is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith safe?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith has a safety score of 1.46 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #815 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Academy of Art University (2.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (2.11/1k); Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (0.97/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Arkansas Tech University (2.06/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k).
What crimes are reported at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
For calendar year 2024, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported Burglary (4), Fondling (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith compare to similar schools?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reports 26% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Academy of Art University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Academy of Art University (2.00/1k); Colorado Mountain College (1.09/1k); Xavier University (5.82/1k); Wharton County Junior College (0.00/1k); Western Iowa Tech Community College (0.91/1k). Same-state same-level set: Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (2.11/1k); Harding University (1.06/1k); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5.17/1k); University of Arkansas at Monticello (2.10/1k); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (0.97/1k); John Brown University (1.70/1k); Arkansas Tech University (2.06/1k); Henderson State University (1.95/1k).
Does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith have fire safety data?
Yes. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 4 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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